I would never have had the strength to sing about my 4 year old like Eric does. I know how much he loved him. RIP Conor.

@sarahdee374

3 жыл бұрын

I think musically creative folks can sometimes heal thru expressing feelings in music.

@petercsigo9935

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahdee374 That's pure speculation on your part.

@luissalinas6938

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss

@wnsafford1854

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahdee374 In an interview with Daphne Barak, Clapton said: "I almost subconsciously used music for myself as a healing agent, and lo and behold, it worked.. I have got a great deal of happiness and a great deal of healing from music."

@_Common_Logic_

3 жыл бұрын

@@petercsigo9935 - Maybe that's why Sarah started he comment with "I Think"... You didn't take enough time to think about that so I doubt you'll read WN Safford's reply. It might take a little bit of the "speculation" out of it.

I have two little girls in heaven .... I know this man's pain .... Every time I hear this song I think about my daughters and look forward to the day I get to reunite with them

@DeltaElites

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. I played this at my daughter's funeral..;(

@bk_the_raccoon3650

3 жыл бұрын

I am very sorry to hear that. So sorry it actually made me cry. That must be so though, and I hope you are okay. Hugs and love buddy

@margaretlafleur90

3 жыл бұрын

Oh My God. I’m so sorry for your loss . God Bless.🙏🏻

@gary1642

3 жыл бұрын

God bless you and your family

@gailpattenden3821

3 жыл бұрын

My heart is broken for you Christopher Sims. Beyond words. No doubt, your girls will n Be right there waiting for their Daddy to come back home one day, when it's your time. xox

To everyone on this page that has lost a child, my heart goes out to you.

@annek1226

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Todd for your thoughtfulness.

@FraggleFoot

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@colinmackinnon696

2 жыл бұрын

You're a kind soul Todd

This was one of the saddest songs ever written and based on a tragic açcident to Eric's young son.

@AskAdam28

3 жыл бұрын

The man almost retired after his son's accident and went into a bad depression - this song had to be written to pull him out of it.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaKg19Jykq_HZ7A.html&ab_channel=DudemanProductions

@austindenotter19

3 жыл бұрын

I cant think of a song/topic that could ever be more sad.

@lyonell5002

3 жыл бұрын

Tearjerker

My son died of a drug overdose at 34, just 4 months ago. I still cry tears.

@rogerharris825

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry for your loss. There are no words. I believe you will see him again. Stay strong and stay safe.

@shawn7257

3 жыл бұрын

I'm very sorry about your son...horrible for a parent

@michaelgroskopf9878

3 жыл бұрын

My heart hurts for u. I’m sorry.

@FifthHorsemanofApocalypse

3 жыл бұрын

I do not understand how unfathomably hard it must be for you, and I pray for your son's soul. I can't say much and don't know if you believe in heaven, but you will meet him there one day

@blazinbuc99

3 жыл бұрын

I could say sorry like everyone else, instead I'll remind you that there's so much more waiting in the wings.

Rest In Peace Connor Clapton... I lost twins in 1992 Philip lived 6 hours & Marianne lived 12 hours .. I feel for Eric Clapton. 💞💞💞

I can't believe it is almost 30 years since that tragedy happened. It seems like yesterday. And I still can't get through that song without crying.

@smahuika6382

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. No-one should have to bury their child. Those who say time heals has no idea what they are talking about.. The pain never goes away, you just learn to live with it.

grown man here, this is the only song that makes me cry

@gailpattenden3821

3 жыл бұрын

Please can you tune into Bobby Goldsborough "Honey". Guaranteed rips at the heartstrings.

@sheripetrey1882

3 жыл бұрын

No shame in tears Joey

@sheripetrey1882

3 жыл бұрын

What a gift to be able to put words of beauty to your grief

@leolare

3 жыл бұрын

@@gailpattenden3821 - Damn Gail - that song hurt. To love a woman so much only for her to prematurely depart from this world is something I never want to go through.

@gailpattenden3821

3 жыл бұрын

@@leolare Yeah. 1st time i heard "Honey", i was 12 yrs old (im 55 now). Even then, I cried my eyes out hearing it for the 1st time. How, people move on from that kind of loss, and pain,must be hardest thing in life. to have to endure.

Saw him in concert and my brother said during a solo "he has the guitar plugged into his heart".best discription I have ever heard of Clapton's playing

To make it even more sad, Clapton had a real alcohol problem over a number of years and drove away a lot of friends, but had started to turn his life round, and Conor represented a new beginning. But Eric C has kept going, my depest respect.

I dont think you ever get over the death of a loved one. You just learn to live with it.

such a sad song- n 1991, n 1991, following the death of his son, Conor, Eric Clapton collaborated with songwriter Will Jennings to write "Tears in Heaven." The song is a memorial to Conor, who at four years old, fell 50 stories to his death from a New York City apartment building-

@ldybozz

3 жыл бұрын

It is such a sad tragic accident. Poor baby fell out a window

@gerbear3227

3 жыл бұрын

i am not a father and yet i am in tears as i write this.........my heart simply aches for Eric..........unimaginable heartbreak! i cant begin to imagine what something like that would do to a parent! i only hope that the poor man can find peace someday if at all!

@lechat8533

3 жыл бұрын

@@gerbear3227 What a beautiful comment.

@gerbear3227

3 жыл бұрын

@@lechat8533 thank you :) i just wrote what i was feeling at that moment... i as a man consider it a strenght to be able to express my emotions NOT a weakness which is what men have been raised to believe for a very long time! and NO i am not homosexual :) no offense intended of course...

@norbertgreise7408

3 жыл бұрын

Will Jennings paired with others and wrote amazing songs like "MY HEART WILL GO ON" from "Titanic" by Celine Dion!!!

Masterpiece! Rest in peace Conor Clapton. 😔

I lost my only beautiful daughter 0ct 23rd 2019 from a strong battle with cancer. Not real even now..she was beautiful inside and out.cancer took her like a thief in the night..it destroys you

@jhhjams1234

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved daughter. Your daughter was a warrior! My opinion F**k Cancer. My Baby sister fought pancreatic cancer passed July 10, 2019 she was also a warrior! Using my other half tablet. JoAnn Sigby please take good care

@deewelch6013

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhhjams1234 thank you. And I'm so sorry for your loss.Cancer is a monster that destroys lives and takes away those we love.it came like a thief in the night and destroyed my life forever.Prayers of Comfort to you🙏🙏

@jhhjams1234

3 жыл бұрын

I send prayers for you too! I am Buddhist I hope you do not mind

@deewelch6013

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhhjams1234 no I don't mind.I believe in Freedom of religion and I don't judge anyone for their beliefs or the color of their skin.life is too short for all the hate in this world .I'm about love ..kindness and helping out where I can..and making a difference even its a small one .

@deewelch6013

3 жыл бұрын

Too many hate what they don't understand and are quick to judge..I'm not one of those

I don’t know how he pulled it off by singing this after his little boy fell out of a window.... Which was a very tall building.... But he done an amazing job.... This is a very beautiful song!💕💕

EVERY...FUCKING...TIME....this song about puts me in tears...knowing why it was written and feeling this man's loss. Nothing is more heartbreaking than losing a child.

@hopeodyssey

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a pain that words can not equate to!

@yendor1232

3 жыл бұрын

When my sister died over 20 years ago I can remember at her funeral seeing my dad crying and saying " I shouldn't have to burry one on my children ". Having children myself I told my siblings and others that I don't ever want to feel that level of pain.

Tears are good, healing and releasing. We all have permission to let the tears flow.

Love the song, but is really sad why the song was written..brings up lots of tears.

This song was released the week I lost my oldest son . I can understand Eric's heartbreak. RIP Conor RIP Vincent

I saw a picture of Eric and his Son. He looked like his Daddy. What a tragic, tragic accident on every level. My heart hurts for them. The strength it took for him to sing this.

I lost my son on November 19 2012 . Michael 33 and I just lost my grandson Izaak 19 to an overdose on Valentine's Day 2022. I think of them every day . I know Eric's pain. This song brings so many tears! Losing your child is something you never get over!

Written for the memory of his son.

Most times, I can't get thru the whole song w/o tears. I've lost all of my family. No way could I sing about it. RIP Connor Clapton!💖🙏✌

@gailpattenden3821

3 жыл бұрын

Am so sorry Chris. You've lost all your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Music brings us all together, the ones in heaven, as well us still here. Music has some kind of magic power that's for sure.

@chelseamason4792

3 жыл бұрын

OMG!if I could I would give you a hug right now!😢😢😭🤧

This song always makes me cry. It was my dad's favorite song. I vividly remember our grandmother calling and telling my sister and I my dad collapsed and wasnt resposive on our way to go to their house and see what was going on this song came on and I just knew he was gone when I heard it. He died over 20 years ago but I still miss him.

@THEJAYYSHOW

3 жыл бұрын

My condolences 🙏🏾 and he may have left physically but spiritually he is always with you

@gailpattenden3821

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!, am sorry for your sad loss of your dear Dad, but, how magical, he sent this song to you, just as he passed over. How poignant.

@LTnews11

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. It's been 16 years for me . My father loved music and this was one of his favourite as well ❤❤

Have a 9 month old son and I couldn't even begin to imagine what I would go through.

This is such a hard song for me to listen to. I can't even imagine how difficult it was for Eric Clapton to write and perform. I lost my oldest son in 2017. My Hunter. He was 22. I always tell him, rest easy son, Momma will be home to you soon. 💙

When my sister died over 20 years ago I can remember at her funeral seeing my dad crying and saying " I shouldn't have to burry one on my children ". Having children myself I told my siblings and others that I don't ever want to feel that level of pain

After his struggles with addiction, I was afraid his son's death would spur a relapse he wouldn't survive. But Eric did what he always did, and turned his pain into great music.

Eric Clapton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 3 times. For his work with the Yardbirds, with Cream, and for his solo work. He is so talented and so humble.

I have one son and I couldn't even begin to imagine the pain,I hurt when he hurts.

That song touches everyone so deeply. He put into music the feeling of losing a child or loved one.

Anyone who doesn't at least get teary during this song has no soul. 😭😭😭 Beautiful tribute to anyone lost.

This is what writing lyrics is about. It's one of those songs that you force yourself to listen to occasionally. It's brutal and if you don't cry there is something wrong with you.

My mother cried for days when she heard Eric and his girlfriend had lost their son in such a terrible way.

This song always makes me cry, if I'm honest I live in constant fear of losing my kids, they are 10 and 6. There is something natural and normal about protecting children.

I lost my favorite niece last year and I still think and cry for her.😢😌

My daughter went missing for 10 days , November 10th 2016, what was left of her precious body was found in the woods outside the town she lived in.... courtesy of her boyfriend. My baby, I WILL be with you again.......momma will be there with you some day...I love your beautiful soul baby......stay with Grandma, she'll show you the way, in God's loving embrace.....you are at peace now. 💔😥💜

@Necronympelia

3 ай бұрын

I just wanna tell u that ur in my thoughts and prayers. I want to say so much more than that but I cannot find the words and can't see thru the tears even if I could. My heart and soul both physically ache for u rn. Much love to u.

The year after this song came out, a high school mate of mine passed away and they played this song at the school memorial. I will NEVER forget this song

After all these years have past, it still hurts. We mourned with him then and still do.

my father sang this at his mother funeral. i still remember it today. damn I miss that soul

I saw Eric in MSG in NYC in 2017. When he started this song there was an audible "aww..".in the crowd. I thought it was an odd choice because it's such a sad reminder. Then I was curious how long it had been since Connor passed, well it turned out the concert was on the anniversary of his passing (March 20). Eric didn't say that, he doesn't talk to the crowd at all, he just plays. Makes me wonder if it's not usually in his playlist, he just did on that special day.

As a father i wish I could give everyone who lost a child a hug

@mattcurless1556

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing. I just couldnt imagine losing either of my girls.

I'm 43 years old and this brings me to floods listening to the music and lyrics. Reminds me of my own little brother who passed away in 83. 38 years later it doesn't get easier.

This song was written seven years after my son passed he was 15 months old. Every time this comes on the radio I’m in tears by the end of the song. It’s said that he wouldn’t sing this song for a long time.

He wrote this song after the death of his little son. Breaks my heart every time I hear it.

He a wonderful song writer, song like layla, are you wonderful tonight are couple I can think of right now. He is classified as classic rock I thinl

@whaymeyeevil

3 жыл бұрын

Both written about the same woman, Patti Boyd. Layla was written while she was still married to George Harrison. Wonderful Tonight was written while Eric was married to her.

Lovely man. Lucky to see him and the Who in concert a few years ago in the summer. He's a gentle soul.

I remember the horrific day Conor Clapton died..... Made me physically ill.

@3DJapan

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was really big news that upset a lot of us.

To see a less sad but equally beautiful display of Eric Clapton's work "wonderful Tonight " Live featuring Katie Kissoon will touch you deep

10 years ago I lost my daughter cannot listen to this song with out crying pain is still as fresh. Feel for him he has joined a club nobody wants to be a member of .

I'm a 'classic rock' kinda guy, seen Eric Clapton & had to click. Hard song to hold it together, especially when you know he's singing about his son =(

I've lost 2 babies both born early the pain is awful I really relate to this song

I really can't get through this song.....I lost my only sibling in July 2020, my younger brother. and I am the only one left of our immediately original family. I was not prepared for this alternate universe where half of my soul memory check system is gone. this song means so much to people who have lost someone close to them like this. I am a full orphan. in our society, a sibling death is the most ignored form of grief...until it happens to you. You sister or brother is your soul keeper, and when one dies they take their share of your soul with him. They don't mean to, but they just do.

That song breaks my heart whenever I hear it!! 💔💔 he fell out of the high rise window that was left open. 😭😭

I’ve heard this song a hundred times but still cried with you.

Everyone who has lost someone dearly is haunted by these lyrics!

To this day I can barely listen to this song all the way through.. When his lovely little four and a half year old son passed .. it was three months after I lost my 3 and 1/2 year old son... my heart Grieved for Eric because I knew the intense sorrow and grief that was befallen him at that moment... and though it's been 30 years... a parent never gets past the pain of a Lost Child ...so it's still hard for me to hear this song all the way through

Saw the unplugged version of this I believe even his backing singers had tears in their eyes

Conor died on 20 March 1991 at the age of four after falling out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan apartment building! RIP Conor

@sallyintucson

3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t fall out of a window. He was in the habit of running into a large window and bumping against it. It finally gave out.

@randyelder5802

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallyintucson Don't know who told you that but that's not what happen he did fall out and it was open Conor Clapton fell shortly after 11 a.m. and landed on the roof of a four- story building next door, according to Officer Kim Royster. ... The housekeeper had just finished cleaning the window pane and had left it open to air out the room when Conor ran past him and fell out the 4-by-6 foot window, the 53rd floor.

@sallyintucson

3 жыл бұрын

@@randyelder5802 I saw it in a documentary.

@randyelder5802

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallyintucson hmm cause i read the police report . It must have been the window was open like the report says and that's why he ran past the house keeper to the window not realizing it was open then fell... Still was a very sad thing Conner would of been 34 years old and probably a musician like his daddy...😢

@sallyintucson

3 жыл бұрын

@@randyelder5802 I wrote it the way it was told on a documentary. Who knows where the documentary got their information? 🤷‍♀️

My parents lost two of their children. My brother who died when he was five and my sister at 45. I can't imagine their pain. Watching my dad say his final goodbye to her was the most beautifully and gut wrenching moment of my life. My dad died two years after he lost his daughter. The pain was to much. RIP Conner.

My heart cries every time I hear this song.

The song as everyone has said was a tribute to his son that died at age 4. The video playing while he was singing was a movie called Rush. It was about 2 cops that went undercover and got hooked on heroin. They lost their jobs but at some point she decides to get clean but she still loved him. And she found him overdosed and managed to revive him till she finds him dead in the park. The movie was sad but knowing the meaning of the song was even stronger.

He wrote this after his 4-year-old son fell 50 stories to his death!!! The song was in a movie, I forget the name. But the first time he sang this live was at The Grammys that year, and before the song was finished, everybody in the building was in tears!! It was an amazing TV moment!

@johnnyboy7144

2 жыл бұрын

The movie is called “ Rush” and when the song plays in the movie it hits very hard, it’s about 2 undercover narcotics officers who get in too deep and both get hooked on drugs during their investigation and the male cop tragically dies

It takes a great artist to get people to feel every emotion and feeling his pain no matter what genre you like!!!!!!!!

Every time I hear this song I am staggered by the courage it took to both write and sing it. So very sad.

He was in pure agony but thank God didn’t go back to drugs. Instead he wrote this song for his 4 yr old son Connor who fell about 50 floors in NYC. It was horrific in the news and I prayed for him and the mother who was a wreck. What an artist. 💔💔

This song came out when my baby nephew died, it was playing on the car radio, when I left the hospital, I was crying so hard, I could barely see (to get food & drinks, for the whole family). When I got back, they were talking about taking him off life support, which happened that day...I can still feel exactly the same as I did that horrible day, every time I hear this song...my heart aches, and I cry so hard. It grabs at your soul...💔🌹 Great Reaction.... btw his son died at 4 1/2 years old, by falling out of a window, from a 53rd floor apartment, onto a roof of a 4 story building. It's a very tragic story. You can feel the real heartfelt pain in his song, that everyone who has lost a loved one feels when hearing it.💝✌

He’s known for his guitar work, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times(two groups, one solo). As he’s gotten older, he’s gravitated away from the driving rock of his youth to more blues-based music. It’s a good rabbit hole choice, if for nothing else to see the evolution of an artist over the decades he’s been performing. Not as necessarily something to react to, but after you’ve listened to some of his earlier music, I suggest setting aside a block of time for ‘Eric immersion’ and listening to the 24 Nights album(I prefer the audio-only version. Yes, the same album has two versions), which is a good mix of rock and blues. He does Old Love and Wonderful Tonight back-to-back... 20 minutes of mmm mmm musical goodness. If you continue with Eric, I’m sure you will get plenty of suggestions for those songs. I usually suggest live versions after hearing the studio. Then listen to the Unplugged album. Come join us in Clapton-land. We think you’ll like it.😁

As a father who had a son pass away at 7 months old this song gets me every time

Aww, someone should have warned you. ❤️ This song always makes me cry for my father - can’t wait to see him again. 🙏🏻 Eric is a classic rock/blues player & considered one of the best guitarists of our time. I was lucky enough to see him live about 24 years ago 🔥🎶🔥

Yes Lord Yeshua is mighty and great. Praise be to him

How can he find the strength to sing that song I have no idea ,he must have one strong heart ,Eric Clapton respect sir and I'm sure your son is looking down to us from heaven

One of the saddest songs ever written then performed to perfection by one the world's greatest musicians.

The song is emotional enough on its own. Then you learn it's about the death of his 4 year old son. As a mother of two boys who was a kid when this came out....I give him my love and support because I can't imagine. I don't want to.

Written after the death of his son, Connor, it is one of the most beautiful and emotive songs I have ever heard. Burying a child is something no parent should ever have to do. My wife and I have been traveling that "healing road" since 1996. We played this song at our own son's funeral. "Beyond the door, there's peace I'm sure"

I still cry. Thanks for doing this song.

Eric Clapton lost his little boy in '91 and lost his best friend ten years later in '01 and the very next year produced and performed in the most beautiful heart wrenching concert I ever witnessed "The Concert for George".

This song came out when I was young, always found it to be absolutely beautiful, an incredible song. Always brought me to tears. Now that I have a son myself, it hits my heart on such a deeper level. I can't imagine how he felt, still feels to this day.

Omg such a sad tragedy. I still can’t believe what happened to his son.

THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG HITS EVERYBODY'S HEART

Beautiful song about a lost child, means so much to me as I lost my son too, a broken heart is often eased by music.

Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother's friend, on March 20, 1991. A song that will touch the very depths of all who listen to it.🙏

This song brings tears to my eyes all the time. But I love listening to it. Beautiful song.

I'll never understand how Eric had the strength to sing a song about the tragic loss of his son. My goodness this song is extremely emotional.

Some of the best music ever recorded has come from pain and tragic life experiences... This one is probably the most tear jerking, gut wrenching ever... This is about his son Connor falling from his apartment in NY

Boy....brings me to tears....clapton is just magical

Having lost a son also, this song has special meaning to me...and I'm sure Eric also...this was a way to help him heal

When it comes from the heart, from a broken heart, the pain makes it extremely powerful. Most people can relate. A very powerful song.

This is a beautiful song for his son. I could not imagine the pain if I lost my daughter.

Clapton's son, Connor, fell from an open window in a high rise building that the housekeeper inadvertently left open when cleaning. He was devastated.

I would never had this amount of strength to do this such a beautiful song can feel his hurt

I haven't even watched your reaction yet, and just thinking about how you will react, already has me tearing up.

I cry every time I hear this song since he first performed it in 1991.

I can understand your tears. There is a Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter named Steven Curtis Chapman. He and his wife had 3 children before adopting 3 precious little girls from China (Not at the same time). They live in Tennessee. One day the girls were outside playing when they saw a truck coming down their long driveway. Little Maria Sue (6 yrs old) ran to meet the truck. The driver didn't see her and accidentally ran over her. This was in 2005. She was airlifted to a children's hospital but died before they got there. The driver of the truck was 17 year old Will Chapman, Maria Sue's brother. He was devastated. They all were. The family surrounded Will with love. I was on my way to work when I heard this on the radio. I had to pull the car over because I couldn't stop crying. Steven said in an interview with Larry King that they found a picture she had been coloring on the kitchen table. It was a picture of flower with 6 petals. On the back, Maria Sue had written the word See. When he turned it back over to look at the picture again, he saw that only one of the petals had been colored. After a minute of looking at it, Steven understood. Holy Spirit showed him that each of the petals represented one of his children. Only one petal was completed because only one (Maria) of his children was complete. Maria Sue was now complete because she is with Jesus. Amen!!!

This beautiful song has got lots of people through some tough times, thank you Eric❤️🙏

This is one of the saddest songs. He wrote and dedicated it for his son that passed away in a horrific accident when he was a toddler.

Eric Clapton really captured his grief. What an amazing song.

I was 11 when Clapton's son died. I could still remember the news reports. Even at that age I was shaken by it. It was just heartbreaking. Wings from Marie and 10,000 days (wings for Marie part 2), by Tool are also gut wrenching. They are about the unwavering faith of the singer's mother, after she suffered a stroke, which left her paralyzed and in a wheel chair for 27 years, which is about 10,000 days. They are long songs, but a testament to she was a force, and an inspiration, to not just her son, but the entire band itself. You can hear it in every aspect of the music.

@johnnyboy7144

2 жыл бұрын

I was 10 years old when it happened and I was extremely shaken up as well, it affected me very much even at a young age. Just awful

Check out the live version. It's amazing! I couldn't imagine losing a 2 year old child. Must have been horrible!!😢😢

Beyond the door There’s peace, I’m sure And I know there’ll be no more tears in heaven. That part always chokes me up. Rest in sunshine Conor🌈